Questions tagged [implements]
Spellcaster counterpart to weapons, used to channel magic, particular to D&D 4e.
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Can a Panoply Savant have multiple implements of one school
The Pathfinder Occultist class is a class introduced in Occult Adventures that draws its magic from trinkets into which the character invest their "mental focus". One such trinket is known ...
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Heavy thrown implement for Invoker
I have this idea of a hybrid Fighter|Invoker, using Cleave and Deft Hurler to throw Divine Bolts.
Deft Hurler (Dr 368) lets you use a ranged basic attack after Cleave:
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Resonant powers for occultists who take the same implement twice
Under the Implements class ability for Occultists, it says the following:
An occultist can select an implement school more than once in order to learn additional spells from the associated school.
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Staff as implement: one hand or two?
Staves count as both an implement and as a weapon (a “weapliment” in common parlance). When used as a weapon, they are treated as quarterstaves, a two-handed weapon, so undoubtedly when used to make ...
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How do ki foci work?
I have a few questions since I don't fully understand ki foci.
If I have, say, an accurate superior ki focus, can you enchant it to
be a +1 magic accurate ki focus (+2 to attack rolls and +1 to ...
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bonuses from implements to effect besides dmg?
I was wondering if implement bonuses also apply to temporary hit points gained from a power's effect. So for example I do an attack that does 1d8 + [ability] damage (so 1d8 + [ability modifier] + [...
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How can a cleric use a staff for implement powers?
I'm trying to make a Balanced Cleric who uses a staff both as a weapon and an implement. Can it be done? I'm Human.
I know that, at least, multiclass feats for caster classes often provide ...
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Is there any exisiting feature similar to this (poorly worded?) homebrew?
I'm working with an homebrew artifact from this file, page 34, but the way its (poorly worded?) powers work baffles me.
The artifact is a morning star, but it has an attack without the Weapon keyword ...
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Frost weapon and implement attacks
I want to use Wintertouched + Lasting Frost as a sorcerer, but I don't like many of the Cold Sorcerer powers. Can I make my Implement attacks do cold damage with a Frost dagger? Or does that only work ...
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How can I add psychic damage to wizard powers?
If I want to add the psychic keyword to my wizard powers, the only thing I can come up with is to get heavy blades as an implement, and use a Githyanki Silver Sword. Are there any other ways to get it?...
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Can Dragon Shards augment implements?
I'm used to dragon shards being used on weapons and I'm feeling that they should, but nothing in the dragon shard item descriptions says one way or another and their does not seem to be an appropriate ...
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Do magic weapon/Implement bonuses affect extra damage?
I'm going over my monk character and moving him into the Fight Club iPhone app and one thing I noticed was that the implement damage bonus from my Cascading Strikes Ki Focus was being added to my ...
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Can my Cleric with the Primordial Adept theme use his holy symbol for theme powers?
The Primordial Adept theme, which gives rod proficiency and has Implement-keyword powers, mentions no restrictions or caveats to its powers' implement use. Do only rods work for Primordial Adept ...
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What kinds of enchantments can be put onto orbs?
I've searched everywhere online and can't find the answers I'm looking for about Magic Orbs for my Wizard character for D&D - 4th Ed., so I'll ask them here.
What kinds of enchantments can be ...
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What typed-damage builds (item & feat) exist for ki-focus implements in 4e?
The problem at hand
I'm fairly proficient with the usual pathways for getting frost or fire or radiant damage combos/optimization going with regular weapons or using holy symbols, but I am new at ...
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What are the equipment implications of my Arcane Implement Mastery choice?
I'm currently creating a Half-Elf Wizard. All Wizards have the Arcane Implement Mastery class feature, but I don't understand how it works.
Does the character automatically get a staff of defense (if ...
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Enchanted Superior Impements
I was wondering if an enchantment on a weapon, specifically a Superior Implement, would override it's previous effect.
For example, I'm looking to use a Quickbeam staff (with the effects of being ...
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Which is best for a 4e Hexblade, wands or rods?
I'm running a fey Hexblade in a 4e game and have been thinking of taking the Wand or Rod expertise feat. Since Rods tend to rely on cursing powers I don't have, and wands seem to rely on wizards ...
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Can I use more than one implement at once?
If I'm a Cleric with the Student of Artifice feat, and I have a staff and a holy symbol, will my powers with the implement keyword receive both enhancements?
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Does a mundane weapon thrown with a magic ki focus return?
For the classes proficient with them, the rules for the ki focus are as follows:
Ki Focuses and Weapon Attacks: If you use a magic ki focus, you can add its enhancement bonus to the attack rolls ...
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Can you buy and use an accurate weapon without having the superior weapon feat for it?
I would like to buy a level 3 accurate Rhythm Blade dagger, right now. At level 4 I plan to take the feat, Superior Implement (accurate dagger). The D&D Insider character builder is allowing me ...
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Can you strike an enemy in melee with an implement?
The warlock in my group fell off a ladder and lost an arm. Where he used to have both a dagger and an implement, he can hold only his implement (rod) now.
Can he, both mechanically and realistically ...
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Can a Holy Healer's Staff also be Accurate?
I am currently playing a Cleric (Templar). I multiclassed to Sentinel Initiate [Druid] which gives me proficiency with staff implements, and I took Superior Implement Training (accurate staff). ...
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Do implement attacks made through a weapon get the weapon's proficiency bonus?
I am making a bard in 4e and am using a +2 Songbow (Superior Crossbow). If I become proficient with Superior Crossbows (+3 to attack) and that weapon is my implement, would essentially get +5 to ...
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Do Superior Ki-Focus items work on weapon attacks when made through a weapon?
I was considering the idea of the Superior Implement Training when I realized nowhere that I can find specifies something in particular about a Superior Implement of Ki Focus when used as a weapon (I ...
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Can a Monk use a Holy Symbol as their Ki Focus
Can a Monk who has multi-classed with Cleric, via Initiate of the Faith, use a Holy Symbol as their Ki Focus?
... see the semi-related question at rpg
My thinking here is: whilst maybe they can use a ...
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Attack roll bonus for Orb implement?
I made a Psion class with the Dungeon's and Dragon's Character Builder for level 2. It is showing on all of my special moves that the prof bonus from my non magical orb as +6. Is this right? Should I ...
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What is added on to secondary attacks with implement powers?
Background: The Wild Magic Sorcerer in my group often uses his at-will power Chaos Bolt. On a hit with an even numbered roll, he gets to make a secondary attack against a creature within 5 squares of ...
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How do monk attacks work?
I've skimmed through the books but I'm a little confused about powers. Unarmed monks for example get +3 Atk and 1d8 naturally. Is the +3 only added to rolls when you make a basic attack or does it get ...
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Dual Implement Spellcaster and double weapons
A Swordmage with Dual Implement Spellcaster, Spiked Chain Training, and an enchanted Spiked Chain is weilding an enchanted light blade in each hand.
Does Dual Implement SpellcasterDDI allow the ...
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How does the Symbol of Gajz interact with healing powers?
Our cleric just picked up the Symbol of Gajz(ddi) as a reward in our current quest It contains the following property:
Property: When you use a healing power
through this holy symbol, choose acid,...
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Which instruments can a 4e Bard use as an implement?
I have a player who is starting a Bard in a new 4e game. He (and I) were wondering which musical instruments could be used in place of a wand. I found this passage:
Songblades and some magic ...
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Beacon of Erathis, or What boons does an Implement grant a non-cleric?
Our group found a Beacon of Erathis, an Implement (Holy Symbol) which grants:
Enhancement: +1 attack rolls and damage rolls
Critical: +1d8 fire damage
Power (At-Will): Minor Action. The holy symbol ...
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Can an implement held in Far Hand or Mage Hand (et. al.) be used with powers?
Scenario: A substance has been encountered which appears to augment damage done by weapons and, perhaps, implements. However, this substance appears to be harmful to those who come in direct ...
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